Fancy yourself as a bit of a daredevil? Maybe you’ve always wanted to dive head first out of a plane, or is hurtling towards the ground attached to a bungee chord more your thing? Take a look at Do It For Charity for opportunities to suit everyone. Once you’ve chosen your event, download EIA’s Fundraising Pack.

How about a challenge abroad? Sail around the Channel Islands, cycle to Amsterdam or trek the Great Wall Of China – there are an abundance of challenges to choose from on the Discover Adventure website.

You can also support EIA when marking the happy events in your life, thereby helping us to save the planet. Why not ask your family and friends to donate to EIA instead of giving you birthday, wedding or anniversary presents?

We would love to hear about your plans and offer as much support as possible, so please contact the fundraising team on 020 7354 7960 or fundraising@eia-international.org.

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China's blow to recycling means increased demand for brand new plastic - and the USA is cashing in

At a time when the apparent scale of global plastic pollution is spurring many nations to take action to reduce manufacture and prevent plastic waste from further polluting the environment, opening new polyethylene plants is reckless and irresponsible, akin to opening new CFC production factories after we first discovered ozone depletion.

And guess what? The same companies that punched a continent-sized hole in the ozone layer are still involved …

The world’s governments need to focus on reducing production of virgin plastics and investing in domestic reuse and recycling – continued growth of plastic production will just perpetuate the throwaway society and marine plastic pollution.

The loss of forests in Africa in the past century is substantially less than previously estimated, an analysis of historical records and paleontology evidence by Yale researchers shows.

Previous estimates put deforestation at 35% to 55% on the continent since 1900. The new analysis estimates closed-canopy forests have shrunk by 21.7%, according to findings published Dec. 11 in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution. However, research also shows that some West and East African forests have been reduced between 80% and 90%.

International award recognises EIA’s ‘unique’ climate investigations and work

We were delighted to be among 60 recipients recognised in the Ozone Awards 2017 by Parties to the Montreal Protocol for extraordinary commitment and outstanding contributions to fighting climate change.

EIA was singled out for a Partnership Award in recognition of its unique contributions over several decades. The Secretariat noted: “From hard-hitting investigations on illegal ODS trade to successful advocacy to accelerate the HCFC phase-out and adopt a global HFC phase-down, EIA plays a unique and valuable role within the Montreal Protocol family."